Speakers from AOL, the Human Rights Campaign, and Univision are part of the lineup at Elevate D.C., a one-day conference for event and meeting professionals taking place Wednesday at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Now in its third year, Elevate will present workshops and panels addressing topics such as using new event technology tools; improving association events and trade shows; and creating blockbuster fund-raising galas. Other sessions will speak to the specific interests of the Washington event community: a workshop on protocol for government events and a special luncheon panel looking ahead to what event planners need to know about the 2017 presidential inauguration.
The schedule for Elevate D.C.—including morning and afternoon sessions, the luncheon panel, and post-event cocktails—is below; registration is available here.
8:45 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Welcome, Opening Session, and Keynote
Ben Parr, Author of Captivology
10:45 - 11:50 a.m.
Workshop Session I
Audience First: How to Crush Fund-Raising Goals by Thinking of Your Guests
Christopher Speron, vice president of development, Human Rights Campaign
Inside AOL’s Event Strategy for Its House of Brands
Alyssa Lacoff, manager, marketing events, AOL; Blaise Preau, director of experiential marketing, AOL; Sara Sulock, senior manager, marketing events, AOL; Brian Virgo, director, corporate event technology, AOL
Rethinking the Model: How to Improve Association Events and Trade Shows
Carol McGury, executive vice president, event and education services, SmithBucklin; Johnnie White, senior director, education, meetings, industry relations and global affairs, American Academy of Otolaryngology; Angela Harar, senior director, shows, the Vision Council for International Vision Expo; chairman, MATSO; Shannon Burch, vice president, events and business development, ASIS International
The New Rules of Social Media and Event Marketing
Jason Siegel, founding partner, Bluetext
12 - 1 p.m.
Luncheon and Special Discussion: What Every Event Organizer Needs to Know About the 2017 Presidential Inauguration
Ron Bracco, vice president of events, Hargrove; Steve Kerrigan, former president, Presidential Inaugural Committee; Eric Michael, co-founder and creative director, Occasions Caterers; Beth Kormanik, executive editor, BizBash
1:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Workshop Session II
Are Your Protocol Skills Up to Date?
Philip Dufour, president and C.E.O., Dufour and Company Productions
Engaging Attendees Through Multi-Sensory Experiences
Barry Ross Rinehart, executive creative director, Multi Image Group
Five Ways to Crush Every Event Challenge
Paulina Ramirez Tapia, event manager, Univision
Leveraging Technology to Improve Live Experiences
DJ Saul, C.M.O. and managing director, iStrategyLabs
2:15 - 3 p.m.
Coffee Break and Networking
3 - 4 p.m.
Workshop Session III
(Sessions Repeated from Workshop Session II)
Are Your Protocol Skills Up to Date?
Philip Dufour, president and C.E.O., Dufour and Company Productions
Engaging Attendees Through Multi-Sensory Experiences
Barry Ross Rinehart, executive creative director, Multi Image Group
Five Ways to Crush Every Event Challenge
Paulina Ramirez Tapia, event manager, Univision
Leveraging Technology to Improve Live Experiences
DJ Saul, C.M.O. and managing director, iStrategyLabs
4:15 - 4:45 p.m.
BizBash Insider: The Best Ideas, Trends, and New Thinking from Editors Coast to Coast
Beth Kormanik, executive editor, BizBash
4:45 - 6 p.m.
Cocktails
